Football

Hi all and thanks for your prayers , we have had just 2 days of football camp so far,  we had 16 kids Monday and 12 today, not many but there are some who have never had any contact with us at all and are driving in from Waterford city each day. The weather has been ok (ish) it was better today than yesterday! we have use of the changing rooms this year which is great in case it does lash with rain some morning. There are a couple of helpers from church and the rest are from beach missions, among the helpers from church is girl who actually goes to America on Sunday as she has a soccer scholarship to go study there!!Please continue to pray for the team as we run the camp thanks charis

using the wordless book football

spot the donkey! 

 

Prayer

It is great to have people like you praying for the work here in Tramore. Over the next 2 weeks I have two 5 day camps/clubs and I was thinking it would be great to get you to pray specifically for me and the team as we run these clubs.
This week starting mon 27th we have the footballl club which runs from 11:30- 12:30 each morning
- Please pray for me as I meet with the helpers from the beach missions Sunday evening to make plans for the camp
- Please pray for the weather to be favorable
- Please pray for the kids to remember the camp is on and to come along
- Please pray for safety
-Please pray for the team as they run the activities, for enthusiasm, energy, care, and for God's love to be evident through all we do
- Please pray for the Bible thought we will have each day at about 12, I will do the first one based on the wordless book but using the wordless football!!
- Please pray for the kids and families to go along to the events down at the beach too
- Please pray for God to be at work through this week

thanks charis x

Getting ready

The football club starts in just a couple of days time so I am busy getting ready; pumping up footballs, gathering equipment, etc etc The weather is to be mixed this week so hopefully we manage to have dry (ish) weather each morning. Please be praying for the week, for the team I will work with, that kids will come and that God will be at work thanks charis x

latest news letter

Hi all I sent out a news letter last week via email but I am using a new provider called mail chimp so if you usually get my news via email it might be in your junk, or promotions box? or I might have missed you when transferring names across, if so please let me know thanks! please find my news below too thanks for your continue support charis x

Hi all, just a short note to update you on my summer news and to ask for your continued prayers. Thanks so much for your continued support and prayers love Charis xx

Praise Points: 

1. That I didn't have to move house this summer!! 

2. That the kids club went well this last term and that the kids remembered to come along even though it was only on every second week

3. For the 3 Bible college students - Jan, Judith and Sabine who were here for 3 weeks in June (from a Bible college in Germany) and for the work they were able to do when they were here such as delivering over 1700 beach missions flyers and christian magazines to homes in Tramore as well as lots of practical work such as painting

4. For God's continual financial  provision; especially though a recent grant I received and a new financial supporter

Prayer Points:

1. For the 2 clubs/camps on over the next few weeks -  football camp 27th-31st July  and for the minion club/camp from the 3rd to 7th August 

2. For the planning and the running of the clubs, that Kids will come and that God will be at work

3. For the work that Beach missions will do over the 3 weeks they are here in Tramore - starting 18th July

4. For the training day in September that many from other Waterford churches will come along 

5. For a good rest when I have a holiday in September

6. For my decision as regards what to do when my colleagues leave, that what I should do next will become clear 

The Beach Missions will be back in town for 3 weeks, from the 18th July. Please Pray that the 3 weeks will go well and there will be many children and families reached with the good news about Jesus this summer.

We will run 2 camps this summer in conjunction with the beach missions. We will run the football camp again this year from the 27th July, please Pray for me as I plan and run this week and Pray that many kids will come along. 

The second camp we will run will be where we usually have kids club during the year. Pray for preparations for this club too, for the kids to come along and for God to be at Work in the kids hearts. 

     

In September we will run another training day in conjunction with BCM and the 'In step with the master teacher' programme. Last year this was a great day and we are looking forward to it again so that we can be trained, encouraged and can share ideas. Please pray that more will attended from the other churches in Waterford so they can benefit from this great training taking place right here in Waterford.

I have a BIG birthday coming up in August (my 40th) and as I have friends all over the country I am planning to have a party in Tramore on Saturday 22nd August from 3pm-5pm in the Riverstown community centre and another in the north at 7:30pm on the 29th Aug in the Tudor Cinema, Comber.  If you can come to one or both please do!! (just let me know) check out my party blog see more information about the parties: www.charis40thbirthday.blogspot.ie 

Defibrillator training

I am going to go to defibrillator training this Thursday and Friday evening, I really want to do the training but it is a busy week for me to have this training on.

Footballs

I got a package in the post today - footballs from America for the football camp. Thanks to Mike for gifting me the cost of the postage and for adding an extra bag of gits in the box too,  thanks they will be put to good use next week - see www.energiaproducts.org
I have used the wordless book a lot in the past and this football uses the wordless book as a football!

preparation

This week I am preparing for the clubs/camps that are coming up over the next few weeks, please pray for me as I try and focus on preparation, there are lots of distractions all around!! here are some pictures of the practical preparations for the minion club  

Tooth update!

Thanks for your prayers as regards my tooth and the wisdom to know what to do.  I decided to get the root canal done here in Tramore and I go on Thursday to get it done! (please pray it will all go ok) and then I am going to get the crown done in the north in September, which will help a little with the costs!! thanks again for your prayers

love Charis x 

Minion camp

We will have a minion themed camp in August from the 3rd till the 7th , this will be held where we have club normally during the year, please pray for preparations and for kids to come thanks Charis x

Toothache

A couple of weeks ago I had a very severe toothache, I have never had a bad toothache and boy was it bad but thankfully it just lasted a few days and it settled down but a trip to the dentist was in order, the long and the short of my trip to the dentist resulted in me being on antibiotics for an infection in the root of my tooth and I need to get root canal treatment on the tooth and a crown which will all be extremely expensive!! The other options are to get the tooth extracted but there are drawbacks to that option or I try and get it done up north at maybe half the price but I am not sure if i can wait till sept to get it done, which would be the soonest I could go up, I go back to the dentist on Tuesday and need to tell her then what I have decided please pray for wisdom as I try and decide what to do thanks Charis x 

Football camp

The last 2 summers we have done some kids clubs in conjunction with the beach team and we will do 2 this year starting with a football camp. Please pray for the preparations and for kids to come along.

Beach missions are coming

Beach missions will be here in 2 weeks time, please pray for the teams as they work with kids and families on Tramore beach and also as they do open air work on the prom etc.

 Pray for the leaders as they are preparing to come and for the team members to have courage to speak to people and for God to be at work again this summer.